CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Fleet
Vehicles and Services ("Spartan"), a business unit of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) which encompasses the
Utilimaster® brand, formally unveils its new Spartan
Upfit Services product and service offerings at this week's
NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Spartan Fleet Vehicles and
Services President, John Forbes,
will present an overview of the new custom fleet solution
Wednesday, March 15 from 3:30 to 3:55 p.m. in booth #1641.
Spartan Upfit Services is a cost-effective, modernized
fleet upfit assembly operation dedicated to the customization of
cargo vans and other midsize fleet vehicles servicing the utility,
telecom, health care, construction, food and beverage and
parcel-delivery markets. Spartan offers a combination of kits and
base packages with corresponding customized services, while common
vocational packages are available for quick delivery. Recently
launched in Kansas City, the
operation is getting its start in a new 50,000-square-foot building
allowing vehicles to be processed via the Ford Ship-Thru
Program.
"The Work Truck Show is North
America's largest work truck-specific event, so it's a
terrific opportunity for us to engage directly with the fleet
community we serve," said Daryl
Adams, president and CEO of Spartan Motors. "Our new upfit
brand bundles years of key learnings from our Utilimaster business
and applies it to the growing cargo fleet category. It's not just
an improved process, but an improved product our fleet managers,
and their drivers, will appreciate."
For more information on the Spartan Upfit Services, originally
announced in a press release last month,
visit www.spartanmotors.com/upfitservices.
The Work Truck Show is North
America's largest work truck event. Attendees can interact
with thousands of industry professionals, set up meetings with
current suppliers or customers, find solutions to resolve technical
issues and talk shop with industry peers at special events and
receptions. For more information, visit www.worktruckshow.com.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a leading
designer, engineer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of
specialty vehicles, specialty chassis, vehicle bodies and parts for
the fleet and delivery, recreational vehicle (RV), emergency
response, defense forces and contract assembly (light / medium duty
truck) markets. The Company's brand names – Spartan Motors, Spartan
Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency Response, Spartan Parts and
Accessories, and Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company – are known
for quality, durability, performance, customer service and
first-to-market innovation. The Company operates facilities in
Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Saltillo, Mexico
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $550 million in 2015. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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